Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-06-14
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.

w,sniS0roS, ID. C.. June s,h. 1887.
Editor Dep,Ocrai;
Ths Na,ioLal Drill has closed. and
wa. carried on. on such q grand scale
tha, the Managers have 20 make up q
purse Of $40. 900 10 meet the deficit.
Unfortunately We had rain every sfier.
noon Of the drill after the first day uniil
the close Of tbs week % ths, thousands
Of person, were kept away. The raia
.l.o 90 intsffered fof three nights with the
pyro.echnic arrangements that thousands
Of dollars were lost. As a military dis
play the drill WAS grand success. and
every visiting company left for home
delighted with iu treatment. aud de-
ierminei TO come again II the drill be
repeated.
Several Of the companies were 80
charmed with the beauties Of the City
,ha, they remained until nearly the end
Of the week. after the drill closed on
Monday. The Minnesota company ,hs,
won the Second Infantry prize. were the
guest, Of the National Rifles. Of this
place. after the close Of the drill, aud on
Thursday. were taken 20 Mt Vernon
and treated loa Potomac plank sh.d
bake. which !. an epicurean iea,, purely
local 10 ,hi. section Of the country. The
delicious Potomac .hsd were taken di.
rec,ly from the river. spli, in two, aud
pinnei 10 an immense oak or chestnut
plank, which had been heated through
from face to face. by wooden fire. built
In front Of IL. The heat Of the blazing
fire on one side and the ho. plank on the
other side 20 which the shAd !, pinned
soon broils the .hsd through and through
and implri. 90 IL mos, delicious il,'of
no, TO be attained 10 any other way, and
90 far beyond all comparison that you
must par,ake Of the feast 20 form any
conception OF the delicate h,vor. Cham.
p,gns !. the usual beverage ,ha, goes
With plank .hAd, and /, always h'w'
freely on such occasions.
The American Fisheries Society. the
American ClimA,ologieal Society. the
AmericAn Physician, Society, and the
Mechanical Engineers Society. have al
held conventions in our City this week
They found the City 50 attractive just
now, In Il. spring dress, ,hl, the sessions
have mostly been held q, night 30 as to
give the members an opportunity TO see
the beauties Of AT aud nature by day
light. The President Of the Mechanical
Rngineers Society. Geo. ii. BAbeoek, OF
New York, said in his opening address
tha, the American people were hardly
aware Of the beautiful Metropolis which
the Capital city had become. and said
,ha, the msgnifeenoe OF the buildings,
and cleanly snd beautiful stretch OF
avenues and streets were only sqaaled BY
the warm hospitality Of the people.
The Fisheries Commission has been
.omewha, .sddened by the sudden Ill.
nes. Of Prof. Baird. Of the Smithsonian
Institution. the father Of fish culture IN
this country. The fact tia, 50 many
pominen, public men have died after q
brief illness. within the pas, month. has
caused much alarm concerning the Pro-
fe..or's illness. bu, hi. physicians pro-
nounes him now out Of danger The
affection Is Of the kidneys.
During the Presidents absence Ia the
woods Of New York State. the Executive
Mansion /, being overhaulsd, and when
he gets back Il will have been trans.
formed from its gorgeous wiaisr dress
into iis lish, aud cool costume OF the
summer. I, Is no, expected that the
Pre.idsn, will leave the City again until
fall, and he aud Mrs. Cleveland will
take up their abode a, Oak View for the
summer.
Now that the enforcement. OF the Sun.
day Law il being tested in the Cjarts,
the people through the newspapers are
making loud calls for open air eoacert'
and free access TO the Government, build
ing, aud Libraries on Sandsy. The EN-.
ployes in the buildings are doins all
they can to dsisa, the new departure. As
Sunday |. the only day Ia seven that
they have to themselves, aud they have
protested against being made to work on
Sunday. a.,
There i, no appropriation ou, OF which
an extra force to do duty on Sunday can
be paid, and so there seems to be no prob.
ability ,hs, the buildings will be opened
on ,hs, holy day. II.